Senate Bill 51
Annulment for marriage if less than one year and no pregnancy
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 14, 2023
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 15, 2024: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, a court may annul a marriage if certain grounds are met, such as a party lacked the capacity to consent to the marriage, a party lacks the physical capacity to consummate the marriage, a party did not meet the legal requirements for marriage, or the marriage is otherwise prohibited by the laws of this state. This bill adds a new ground for annulment of a marriage if the parties have been married for less than one year and no pregnancy resulted from the marriage.
Who's behind it
4 senators are its . 2 are Democrats and 2 are Republicans.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara · Republican, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (2)
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
What happened
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Apr 15, 2024
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 14, 2023
Sent to the Senate Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families.
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Feb 14, 2023
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 14, 2023 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Ballweg, Spreitzer and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Tusler and Kitchens
- Feb 14, 2023 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families
- Apr 15, 2024 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor